Vehicle.



H. B. MILLER.

VEHICLE.

APPLICATION man FEB. 26, m1.

Patented Nov. 26, 1918.

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APPLlCATlON FILED FEB. 261 I917.

Patented Nov. 26, 1918.

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VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26. 19!].

Patented Nov. 26, 1918.

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VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26. Ian.

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INVET ATOR. Jiarm}; 15. While" HARRIS B. MILLER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

VEHICLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented- Nov. 26, 1918.

Application filed February 26, 1917. serial No. 150,935.

To all whom it may concern: V

Be it known that LI-Iennrs 13. Minute, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania... have invented new and useful Improvements in Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relatesto new and useful improvements in vehicles and more particularly to that class of vehicles in which the body is hoisted for dumping the load and has for its object to provide a device of this character wherein a plurality of bodies are mounted upon the vehicle frame or chassis, each of which may be hoisted independently and inclined transversely, to permit the dumping of the load from the side of the vehicle, thereby overcoming the necessity of backing the vehicle to a curb which often blocks traflic for considerable periods,

A further object of the invention is to provide a vehicle with a plurality of bodies, independent means for hoisting each of said bodies, and independent adjustable means for inclining said bodies so that their contents will run out through the unloading spout. I

With these ends-in view, this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims.

in order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may'understand how to make and use the. same, I will describe its construction in detail, referring by numerals to 'the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification. in which 7 Figure 1, is a side elevation of a vehicle made in accordance with my in'iprovement,

. showing one of the bodies raised.

Fig. 2, is a rear end view thereof, showing the raised body slightly higher and tilted to a greater angle.

3, is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1, looking in the directionof the arrow.

Fig. e, is a plan view of the vehicle with me of the bodies removed.

Fig. 5, is an enlarged fragmentary plan view of-one of the frame or chassis sides, showing the hoist guide or box attached thereto with the sliding sleeve illustrated in section.

Fig. 6, is an edge View of a portion of the 'hoist.

Fig. is a side elevation of the hoist, a portion of the chain and standard being broken away.

'ljig. 8, is an enlarged side elevation of one of the bodies with portions of the supporting frame shown in section.

Fig. 9, is an enlarged detail view of'the hoisting and tilting or inclining mechanism portions of the vehicle being left out to clearly illustrate the construction; and

Fig. 10, is an enlarged fragmentary side elevation of the vehicle.

- In carrying out my invention as here embodied, 2 represents a vehicle frame such as the chassis of an automobile, as here shown, but I do not limit myself to the use of an automobile, as a vehicle of any convenlent construction maybe utilized, and to this frame or chassis are secured a number of cross bars or rests 3 which are arranged in pairs and spaced apart to receive and support each body in its lowered position.

The bodies at, a number of which are carried by the vehicle frame or chassis and arranged end to end, each comprises a box 5 provided with a hanger or depending bracket 6 at each end, in which are mounted the ends of the shaft 7, the latter being further supported by braces 8.

This shaft 7 is journaled, intermediate its ends and at two separated points, in the upwardly projecting arms 9 of the supporting member 10, the central portion of the latter being attached to the central part of the reach bar 11, the ends of said reach bar being secured to the upper ends of the standards 12 which form a part of the hoisting mechanism to be hereinafter described.

Resting on and secured at the ends of the reach bar 11 is a strut 13, the central portion of which rises and underlies the shaft 7, and to this central portion of the strut are secured a number of staples or journal loops 14 which partially surround the shaft 7. One end of the strut i3 is provided' with an extension 15, the free or outer end of which is bifurcated as at 16. To this bifurcated end of the extension are secured suitable bearings l7 for the shaft 18 of the tilting or inclining mechanism, both ends of said shaft projecting beyond the edges of the extension 15. To one end of the shaft lugs and passes through the chain rt 18 is secured one end 0 the opposite end of th Sllltlblj pit l as at said outlet opening is by a door 27 usually the load in the r, :it point some tistence from he then a chute (not shown) of or .inary construction is used and one end placed at the mouth of the spout,

Each body is elevated an independent hoisting mechanism eons o' o hoists one of whlch is situated at each side of the vehicle frame, so that they These hoists each comprises 1 slidahly mounted in the stun 28 of the sleeve or casing 9e are also provided with a chain channel 0 pallel with the standard chamber 528 communication therewith e of a narrow passagcwray 31, through whlc oroh jecls a lug formed on the lower 0 standard 12 One end ot a chain 33 is attached 1;

3% which is goun naled between the integ ins 3-5 oi the Q1 )9 5 1 1' p :1 rl iq n-h l: l, cete .0, wind out o 181 on rl hl teued to some suitable part o frame or chasss The sleeve ithen over a grooved puller is SllClllblj. mounted in a guide or box 37, preferably mar e in two parts, shown. and secured to the lee of the we hicle frame and said sleez c is rovided along one edge with a vertical reel: 3-8 with which aeshes a rack pinion 39 The reel; pinions of each pair of coacting hoi upon a common shaft l0 jo' able bearings, and on one a l the end at the side of the Yehiele, is mounted one of the gears of the Windlass ll.

The Windlass may be ope u by a oranl: in the ordinary and well known manner or where the vehicle is of the self propelled type, as here shown, the motive power of the vehicle may be utilized for actuating the Windlass to raise the body.

For each body there is a separate willy lass and each of these Windlasses is provided with sprocket 42 a c i 43 running over the sprocket Wheel of one Windlass and another chain running over he Wheel or" the other Windlass e also run over other spr eke 1 :6 respecti ely the sprocket ssh rear wheel ll" and the sprocketd to the gear Wheel 28 u sprocket wheels are rev.-

i'ol or loosely mminted onary axle 49. 7c

M a of the motor (not e vehicle is mounted 1 ml: either of the gear 4-8 be caused to engage tter along their axle, 9, power from the motor will e s r to either of the Windlasses for raising either of the bodies.

lYhen either of the gear Wheels i7 and i8 in mesh with the gear Wheel 51, its fixed. so

oeket wheel '5 in alinernent with the 3 its respective W ndlass etion Oil-fly improved vehicle is A the vehicle are be transported, are in their lowered posiuoon the cross bars 3, after iicie is driven to its destin tion,

- cellar 0 lower floor of a building set-- i lron the curb line of a street,'the veh cle is stopped at the curb line pointing on ,ction of travel of the trailic along 1, rue of the thoroughfare @ne of the dies then raised by applying power to e '-.lndless of this bodys hoist, which .uses the shaft 1-0 to revolve in the proper direction for raising the 29. and as the end of the chai is rigidly fastened orticn of the veh cle f 51138, the raising sleeve will shorten the inner ends of hain, tl'lerehy druwihg he standards ut of the slee es, arid it will he noted 4 this construction and opera :1 or" the produces speed gfiklllllg.

After the body is raised the desired height, the box is tilted transversely by forcing the A outward to break or bend the toggle le er 19 as shown by dotted lines Fig. 9, and after the hos; is tilted to the proper inclina ion, the pin is inonerating handle 2 sorted in one of the es of the quadrant to prevent retrograde movement of the operating handle 27., and thereby holding the box in NB ad usted positions.

Fl/here the contents of the box is such as will readily run through the outlet opening, the ordinary chute may be employed to con Yey the contents from the spout to the window of the building, as said chute will be on an incline. the degree of Which will be dere contents are to be delivered u really only needed on the cross bars at the meeting ends of the adjacent bodies, so as to prevent said bodies from coming too close together, 7

A vehicle constructed in the manner herein described may be driven to its destination, and Without turning around or backing up the load may be readily and quickly delivered, and since it is unnecessary to back the vehicle to the curb, only the width thereof is p c ented to the travel of traffic which the great length of a vehicle often blocks or hinders.

iiaving a plurality of bodies the vehicle may transport portions of the load to diilerent destinations, or the entire load in sec tions to the same destination, and the load may be all of one kind of material or difierent kinds of material.

Of course I do not Wish to be limited to the exact details of construction as herein shown, these may be varied Within the limits of the appended claims Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new and useful, is

11 In a device of the character stated a vehicle frame, a plurality of bodies arranged end to end on said frame, a hoisting mechanism for each of said bodies, said hoisting mechanism consisting of two hoist-s each comprising aguide or box, a sleeve slidably mounted in said lOOX,'SLl(l sleeve provided with a longitudinal standard chamber, and chain channel in communication throughout their entire length through a narrow passageway, a rack formed along one side edge of the sleeve, arms at the top of said sleeve, a grooved pulley journaled to said arms, a shaft, a rack pinion on said shaft and in mesh with the rack of the sleeve, a standard slidably mounted in the standard chamber of the sleeve, a lu'g formed With the inner end of said standard projecting through the passageway in the sleeve into the chainchannel, a chain passing-over the grooved pulley,

said reach rod, a

frame, a plurality of bodies arra then into the chain channel iv' tached to the lug the standard and opposite end rigidly fastened to some sta tionary object, a reach rod connected the outer or upper ends of the or one hoisting mechan a strutoverlyin uppor ng member attached to the reach bar, ending brackets attached to the box of can body, and i ttt mounted in said bracl' the bodies may tilt transv- 2. In a device of the charu H frame, a plurality oi bodies arr end on said frame, a hoisting n; c iar each of said bodies and including 1 l in, combination with a reach rod with the'upper ends the stan hoisting mechanism, a strut over reach rod, a supporting member the reach rod, depending brackets to each body and a shaft mounts-r in brackets and journaled in the e of supporting member for liingedly su: poi the bodies on their respective hoisting me anisms.

8. In a device of the character 0 geend on said frame, a hoisting niecli ism 4"- for each of said bodies and including in? ards. in combination with a reach roe. con nected With the upper ends oi the of each hoisting mechanism, a strut overly ing said reach rod, a supporting member attached to the reach rod, depending brace. attached to each body, a shaft mounted in said brackets and journaled the ends o the supporting ineinber for hingedly porting the bodies on their respective hoisting mechanisms, the aforementioned. strut having a bifurcated extension, bearings can ried by said extension, a shait journaled therein with both ends projecting beyond the edges of theextension, one end adapted to be engaged by a suitable operating-handle and a toggle lever connected with the oppo site end of the shaft and one of the bodies for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto at fixed my signature.

HARRIS B. MILLER. 

